Father's Day Doodle Dragon Challenge

I used the excuse that it was for Dustin Pike's card challenge, but I loved making a card for my dad using the Dragon image! Popping up the clear "wave" and the dragon's hand and foot really added dimension!

Supplies:

Standard Blank Card; Dragon Doodle image, DragonFloat; Copic markers; scrap clear plastic packaging; Ranger alcohol inks to stain plastic "water", PebblesInc, summer strip; and Miss Elizabeth's sun sticker.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all the dads out there!

And don't forget the sale going on over at Thoughts2paper.com this weekend! Get your own Copics markers at a great price!

Dustin Pike's Card Challenge

This month's challenge on dustinpike.blogspot.com is FLOWERS! I chose to go with the wedding theme, and used the bear couple as my digi-stamp. It's hard to make Dustin's images very flowery or romantic, they are so cute and cartoony!! But I think these two make the grade!

I used Copics markers; Spellbinders Nestibilities Deckled Rectangle; and the Cuttlebug embossing folder, Textile. Flowers were from JoAnn's wedding shower goods.

Time for more Send Love Today cards!

Another week has gone by and time to send my kids (well, one gal is actually a 19 yr old young lady) their cards. It truly does as much to lift my spirits as it may theirs. Even though the updates do not always consist of the most encouraging news, I know that the knowledge that there are many of us out here thinking of them, helps.

Cricut ROBOTZ cartridge is really getting used! And my scraps are great for the card-making! I have been utilizing my Sassafras paper scraps! Thanks Liz at Thoughts2paper!

More Pages for Father's Day Album!

I have 2 more pages added that include Mom that weren't in my original post! It was super quick to make using the Graphics 45 papers!

Additional products used: Glimmer Mist, Garden Fairy; Basic Grey, vintage Christmas stickers.

Get yours at Thought2Paper.com!

Father's Day Mini-Album

I put this 8 x 8 album together for Thoughts2paper.com just in time for Father's Day! My dad will love it! It was quick and easy using the paper line from Graphics 45 that you can get at the Thoughts2paper store.

Materials used? Graphics 45 paper, Proper Gentleman, TransAtlantic, and Le Romantique Collections; Black Book Board; Zutter wire; Autumn Leaves stamp, License Plate; Tim Holtz Grungeboard, Key; Adventure card,Colorbok; Stock ribbon and brads; Helmar 450 Adhesive.

More Cards for SendLoveToday!

Finshed the final touches on these today. I had started some of them at a retreat in Palm Desert a while back. I am trying to get back into the swing of things. The past week was a whirlwind with a trip out-of-state, a funeral, and summer already here! But, baby steps, right?

Turtle-rific Birthday Card!

I made this card for one of the kids from SLT who mentioned in his profile that he likes turtles. You can't tell in the photo, but I sprayed the popped-up balloon with my Glimmer Mist from Thoughts2paper and it looks really cool!

Colored the little guy with my Copics, and cut out the image with Spellbinders Nestabilities and the dotted frame with my good ol' ProvoCraft ragged edge scissors.

Sketch Challenge for Thoughts2paper!

Here is my version of the sketch for June! I am so awful about limiting my pages to one 12 X 12 that I HAD to make it a two-page lay-out! I think this sketch idea worked really well for that! Thanks, Delphina, for making my job easy!!






RECIPE: Paper, Chatterbox, Tie Plaid; baseball, Sticko; Cricut title, Base Camp; Pennant, Doodlebug; hand-cut swirl. The newspaper print was made by scanning and printing an actual sports page!

Thanks everyone for looking!

Court Jester Card

I made this card for a card request of Dustin Pike's. He is asking that readers send cards to him so that he may deliver them to this little gal, McKenzie. It is a very sad story, but one that will inspire you. Please check out his blog at dustinpike.blogspot.com. By sending a card, you will also receive one or more digi images from Dustin. He is truly a generous and thoughtful individual! If you aren't familiar with his images at Dragon Doodles, you will fall in love!

Products used: Dragon Jester, DragonDoodles; Copics markers; Spellbinder Nestabilities; Crown brad, Creative Imaginations; Helmar Scrap Dots adhesive; and scrap paper, rhinestones, and ribbon from my stash. Inside reads: "Sent to bring a smile to your face!"

For those of you to whom I said I'd never get into bling, I take it all back! Notice all the bling! Lovin' it!

30% OFF SALE!

Go to Thoughts2Paper between June 10th and the 18th and get 30% off ANYTHING in the store!!! If you've been considering a Cricut cartridge or a new line of great papers, markers, etc., check this out! Simply use the code DadDay30 when you check out! Happy shopping!

Design Team Call Out!!!

ATTENTION! Those of you who would like to be part of a great, new design team, READ THIS!
New On-line scrapbook/card supply store looking for 3-4 Talented New Design Team Members.
The call starts on Saturday May 22nd and ends June 11th Midnight 2010. New DT will be announced on the stores blog June 16th.
The DT’s term is from July 1st. 2010 to Jan 31st 2011.
Sorry, no International applicants at this time.

What we’re looking for:
Die Cut Specialist to work with our very own die cuts. These include boxes, bags, cards, etc. We work with Accucut to manufacturer our die cuts.

MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard Specialist. You will be responsible for altering items rd) Specialist.such as clocks, boxes, coasters, etc.

Scrapbook Page Background Specialist. You will be responsible for taking our pre-made templates and shapes and creating Scrapbook pages.

Compensation:
You will receive product to keep and a 35% discount in the store.

Please provide:
Please email to thoughts2paper@yahoo.com
Three examples of projects that show me your style. Images should be no larger than 500x750.
Full name and short bio that includes your crafting background and why you want to be a part of this team.
A link to your online gallery
You must have a blog and send a link to the blog. At this time only applicants with current and active blogs will be considered
You are required to have the DT Member’s names on your blog roll
You must promote the store and have DT blinkie on your blog
If you are a member of any existing DT please advise which team you are on and provide a link.

The link to our store is www.thoughts2paper.com
The blog in which you will post on is www.thoughts2paper2009.blogspot.com

There is a “DT only” forum to check in and your assignments will be listed. We will not have a public forum.

An acknowledgement will be sent within 24 hours of receiving your application.

Thanks to all!!

Dragon Doodles Birthday Card Challenge

This is my very first blog challenge submission! Yep! I just keep SAYING I'm going to do it, and now , I have! This was such a fun card to make! The 3D coconuts cracked everyone up! Love the images over at Dragon Doodles, especially the monkeys!! Check them out!

"(fun)day!"

I created this layout for the Thoughts2paper sketch challenge for this month.
I used Sassafras Happy Jack paper and Cherry Delicious Glitter letters all available through T2P!
I love their bright colors!

ROBOTZ !!!

Finally got my new Cricut ROBOTZ Cartridge that I wanted for so long! Love it! Makes cardmaking a flash! Thanks Liz at Thoughts2paper for getting it to me so quickly!

Mother's Day Card

Card created for Thoughts2Paper Mother's Day Design Team. The darling chipboard pieces are Maya Road; Spellbinder Labels 4; Paper, Pinkpaislee. All available at Thoughts2paper website!

Easter Lay-out

Couldn't resist scrapping these pictures of my grandson hunting for eggs. It was a rather uneventful hunt due to the fact that he was the only individual under the age of 30 looking for plastic eggs. But, it didn't stop him from having a wonderful time!

The lay-out couldn't have been easier or faster. I used the Bo Bunny paper from the Chocolate Bunnies collection that I got from Thoughts2paper.com!

National Scrapbook Day!

Shared the weekend with good friends and managed to knock out quite a few cards and lay-outs. I have started sending cards to hospitilized children with cancerous brain tumors, and the time I had with fellow scrappers gave me the much needed encouragement to get these done! These are only a few! If anyone else is interested, please go to sendlovetoday.org to find out more. A very worthwhile organization!

Thoughts2Paper Blog Hop

Welcome to Scrap'n Surprise and our very first blog hop for Thoughts2Paper! Have fun cruising and be sure to comment on all the design team pages to be in the running for a great prize!

Paper used is DCWV / Safari Kids, Prima Flowers. Studio G Bling, Color Box Red.

Head on over to Delfina's blog and leave a comment.

Hobby Lobby Experience

Some of you may have heard that I had a slight "accident" at my local Hobby Lobby last week. I was reaching for a 12 X 12 paper pad and cut my pinky finger pretty badly on the glass divider between the products. I bled a fair amount and had to fill out an accident report. I also had to ice it down before it stopped bleeding. The response I got from the sales girl and the manager were not the BEST that I would expect. He was polite enough, but she hadn't a clue what to do under such circumstances. I had to ask her to bring paper towels to bleed onto, a bandage, eventually some ice to slow the bleeding, and antibiotic ointment. She DID offer me an empty box where she was doing inventory to keep from dripping blood on the floor. I walked myself across the entire store to rinse it under cold water initially to see what the situation was. Anyway, long story shorter, corporate office called me today (It happened last Friday. This is Wednesday) and seemed genuinely concerned. The gentleman was very nice and I assured him that the possibility of infection was past and that I was healing well. He is sending me a gift card and he promised to check on the safety problem of these glass dividers. So I wanted everyone to know that Hobby Lobby came through and seems to be attempting to better the situation at the store. I will be visiting them again soon, I'm sure.

The hardest cards to make...

My daughter-in-law's mother just passed away, and I have to say it was the most difficult time I have had making a card. My DIL is young (early 30's) and loosing your mother would be difficult at any time of your life. But to have it happen so early and so suddenly would be horrendous. So my objective was - heart-felt, pretty, but not too "pretty". Wow...now I know what Halmark must go through! Anyway, I like the way it came out. It is my hope that the message helps carry her through the next months.

Inside reads "that memory becomes a treasure".

Pirate Card

I made this card for my grandson this last week while on Spring break and putting together a Yard Sale. Whew! Glad that's over! He turns 5 on Monday and loves pirates!

Spellbinder Storage

For those of you not familiar with the Cuttlebug, it is my new favorite toy! Yes, it's been out for years, but it was one more thing I didn't THINK I needed to add to my collection of gadgets necessary for scrapbooking! Well, my Spellbinders Nestabilities were stacking up as I added to that collection! Plus, they tend to be a bit fragile while traveling from crop to crop, or even room to room. This is an idea i read about online and love it! I can store two sets in each CD holder and tell at a glance what is inside! The dark strip is a cut piece of magnet vinyl I had purchsed for another project! Cost? Nothing! Everyone has a few of the thicker CD cases that they bought for computer storage or a few old CD's you just don't listen to anymore! I will use these CD's to cover and bind with my Zutter to make plastic cd books!

Scrap Pages for February!

Yes, just getting around to posting the project I put together last month. This was a board album I picked up at Crop Girls for our wedding pictures. My friend, Jennifer, shamed me into finally making a wedding scrap album and I loved the shapes of these "pages". However, I'm still looking into printing the pictures. Apparently when you make a slideshow CD, the inages are "low resolution". Working that out! I hope to do much better with the regular posting since I am now a Design Team member! The pressure is ON!!!

Design Team Challenge

The paper is Farm Fresh by October Afternoon, and I loved everything in the paper pack! So many directions this paper can go! Sorry the picture didn't come out better. The artificial light was bad, and it's been RAINING so I couldn't take it outside! Thanks, Liz! You're the best!

A-MAZEing

My grandson, Hayden, loves to draw his own mazes and had me going on this one! It actually had dead-ends and tricky routes! He's really good at all sorts of puzzles and games that take all your concentration. I am pretty AMAZED by this four year old!

Last Crop of the Year!

Spent a fun evening with some of the crop group gals! We talked and laughed, and got a BIT of scrapping done. The highlight was seeing Cris's brand new 3 day old baby girl, Harley! I've seen babies with hair, but this little gal could have pigtails! So very cute! Took part in my very first "White Elephant" exchange, and have to say, it could be addicting! Thanks, Amie, for a wonderful evening.

Seattle Corn Maze

Corn Maze in Washington

Every year, my husband's daughter and husband take their son to the local corn maze. This was my first layout that I had an opportunity to use my Cuttlebug embossing folders!

Kai's First day of Pre-School

This is my husband's daughter and her family. They live in Seattle and we see or hear from them rarely, but we did get some nice pictures from the past few months.
Kai is 5 and will be starting kindergarten this next school year.

Thanksgiving Card

I finally finished the handful of cards for family that I made this year! Nothing complicated. Hopefully, I will see my cards getting a bit more refined and creative over the next year!